Why Does everyone dis on Evanesence???

I just realized something. I was listening to evanesences' CD yesturday and then I remembered a lot of people saying "they suck" "smashing pumkins is better than them" and "ur a *** for listening to them". Well wth??? I mean the guitar solos sound good, they have good musical taste, and unlike most modern bands, they have music in their songs. So why does everyone say evanesence blows????????

Yup. OR, they heard that dink rapping "wake me up" on the single, which ruined the song, btw, and got the impression that they were a female fronted Linkin Park, and refused to give them a full listen.

I don't think they're meritable for much, but they're not wholly terrible, they just ride the line between obvious and mediocre.

I dont mind Evanescence. I like Smashing Pumpkins too. I never knew they didnt have a bass player. Oh well. I think people might not like them because "they heard that dink rapping "wake me up" on the single, which ruined the song". That probably had a big part of people not liking them or even checking them out.

Yup. OR, they heard that dink rapping "wake me up" on the single, which ruined the song, btw, and got the impression that they were a female fronted Linkin Park, and refused to give them a full listen.

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I saw that and they just looked so... manufactured - sort of like a Marketing man had taken all the parts or aspects of other successful bands and put them together in one band - yeah that'll work!!

they do have a bass player, and he is the only person in the world i know that plays a fender aerodyne jazz bass. i can't think of his name though...anyways, if you think they are manufactered, (i won't state my opinion on that!) i will say i would rather listen to them than say...nsync, or linkin park.
i kinda like them i guess.
i am glad there is no more rapping after "wake me up" on the cd!

They are a watered-down Lacuna Coil. And Christina Scabbia would take Amy Lee in a fight any day.

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I think a lot of people hate them because bands like Lacuna Coil, The Gathering, Within Temptation, Nightwish, Theatre of Tragedy, etc...have been around for a long time and they got no recognition in the US. But here comes Evanescence who got instant fame. And they are not as talented as the above mentioned bands. I don't have "Fallen" but I've downloaded a few tracks. Fairly good, but nothing groundbreaking or exciting. Better than a lot of other modern U.S. bands though.

I forgot who said this first, but nu-metal with a chick singer is still nu-metal. "Bring Me to Life" is okay; I'll usually listen to it if it comes on the radio and there's nothing really good on. I actually rather enjoy the dink's singing on that one; it's so melodramatically overdone that I can't help but laugh and/or sing along to "saaaaave meeeee!" The second single is so awful I have to change the station every time it comes on; damn song puts me to sleep, and since I only listen to the radio while driving...yep, can't have that :scowl: Same goes for that Seether/Amy Lee song. Crappy song, and I hate that after only two(!) singles with Evanescence, she's already going solo...at least Gwen Stefani waited a couple albums...